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To find: Computing Wind Speed With a tail wind, a small Piper aircraft can fly 600 miles in 3 hours. Against this same wind, the Piper can fly the same distance in 4 hours. Find the average wind speed and the average airspeed of the Piper.
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Solution:
The average airspeed is 175 mph and average wind speed is 25 mph.
Explanation of Solution
Given:
A small Piper aircraft can fly 600 miles in 3 hours. Against this same wind, the Piper can fly the same distance in 4 hours.
Calculation:
It is given that small piper aircraft can fly 600 miles in 3 hours.
Rate $=
Also it is given that piper can fly the same distance in 4 hours against the same wind.
Rate
Average Airspeed
Wind speed
Therefore, the average airspeed is 175 mph and average wind speed is 25 mph.
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